childishly

1. 1.

   in a childlike manner

   “he acted very childishly”

Questions about childishly

What does childishly mean?

childishly means "in a childlike manner".

How many syllables are in childishly?

childishly has 3 syllables: chil-dish-ly. The stress falls on "chil".

Is childishly a common word?

childishly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.